[Johnno]

The bodies are not particularly accurate or detailed but are fine for their intended market although we found them to be very thin and a bit fragile. We did look into replacing the bodies with Betta and Classic vacform F1 shells some of which have the same wheelbase but in the end we found another way round the problem. 

The hard body cars are superb but, because each is hand finished, there is a long wait for delivery - usually several months at best.

Yes the F1 lexan bodies are indeed extremely thin and fragile, though they are there just to really hide the chassis and add some bling I guess.

What workaround did you find for the bodies that you mention?